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creators_name: Ali, S.
creators_name: Ahmad, F.
creators_name: Yusoff, P.S.M.M.
creators_name: Muhamad, N.
creators_name: Haider, W.
creators_name: Malik, K.
creators_name: Shahed, C.A.
title: Interface and mechanical properties of graphene/copper composite with sonication induced Au decoration of graphene
ispublished: pub
keywords: Carbides; Copper; Fiber optic sensors; Gold nanoparticles; Metal nanoparticles; Nickel; Platinum; Sintering; Sonication; Tensile strength, Au decorated graphene nanoplatelet; Au nanoparticle; Copper-composites; Cu matrix composites; Graphene nanoplatelets; Interface modification; Interfacial interaction; matrix; Oxide formation; Property, Graphene, copper; gold; graphene; nanoplatelet, Article; chemical interaction; chemical modification; energy dispersive X ray spectroscopy; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; hardness; mechanics; molecular imaging; process optimization; scanning electron microscopy; tensile strength; ultrasound; wettability; X ray photoemission spectroscopy; Young modulus
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abstract: The interfacial interaction between graphene and Cu restricts the efficacious properties' enhancement due to poor wettability between the reinforcement and matrix. Herein, we reported an interface modification strategy by Au decoration of graphene nanoplatelets (Au-GNPs) without carbide/oxide formation. Sonication was used to induce defects in GNPs, which were then decorated with Au nanoparticles and used to fabricate a composite material with Cu (Au-GNP/Cu) via low pressure cold pressing and sintering. Sonication parameters' optimization depicted higher exfoliation of GNPs with lower defects at lower sonication amplitude and higher sonication duration which resulted in relatively monodispersed Au nanoparticles attached to the GNPs' surface. The Au-GNP/Cu composite with 1 vol showed highest sintered density, hardness and calculated tensile strength which decreased at higher Au-GNP content. The proposed interface design with noble metal nanoparticles acting as bridges between GNP and Cu, opens new horizons for superior mechanical properties of composites. © 2023
date: 2023
official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85171747478&doi=10.1016%2fj.powtec.2023.118979&partnerID=40&md5=a68df3917f51d2b62e8acf2b4de866f3
id_number: 10.1016/j.powtec.2023.118979
full_text_status: none
publication: Powder Technology
volume: 430
refereed: TRUE
citation:   Ali, S. and Ahmad, F. and Yusoff, P.S.M.M. and Muhamad, N. and Haider, W. and Malik, K. and Shahed, C.A.  (2023) Interface and mechanical properties of graphene/copper composite with sonication induced Au decoration of graphene.  Powder Technology, 430.